I'm still not sure if I follow you. Some dictionary programs read text files that are written in a particular format (such as "word // definition") but that's not what EPWING is, just so we're clear. It's basically only used for CD-ROMs that are commercially sold in Japan, although there are a few programs that can convert (with varying degrees of success) between formats like System Soft and EPWING. But in any case, it's not the kind of thing that would allow you to easily make your own dictionary files. What is it that you want to do?

Thanks-I tried reading the source for Xerox to figure out what it does with a file in 'simplified bedic' format. Unfortunately, I don't really understand C.

I'm trying to write a program that will transform the new Wikipedia XML files into bedic and EPWING dictionaries (preferably EPWING). Since the Wikipedia-to-simplified-bedic conversion produces a file too large for Xerox to handle, I'm just building a C#/vb.net program to let people build an updated Wikipedia for themselves whenever they please. In order to do that, I need to know how Xerox constructs the index and calculates the remaining fields.It would be better to use the EPWING format for the Zaurus considering that I can put pictures and hyperlinks into it. I couldn't find anything under the libeb project that actually documents the construction of an EPWING file, so I'm wondering if anyone knows where I can find the specifications of the format.

Does this mean that making an EPWING version of the Wikipedia is doable? I would love something like that. Right now I have an older version of the wikipedia for ZBEDic, but I don't like that program very much and all of my other dictionaries are in EPWING format. I also use an EPWING compatible dictionary program on my Mac in my work as a translator, and being able to add Wikipedia to that would be a great resource. Fingers crossed...

First I tried both "epwing format" (with quotes) and "epwing format" (without quotes) on google.co.jp (which is the site I usually search from). Neither way results in his site being first. I then tried Google.com and typed in "epwing format" with the quotes (as you wrote in your message above). This also doesn't result in the site being first. Finally, I found that going to google.com and typing "epwing format" without quotes does make it the first result. The point is that deriding someone for not noticing the first search result is not such a good idea, because the search results vary widely depending on the portal you use and whether you use quotes or not.

For you to have implied that my info was wrong just because you couldn''t get the same results isn't such a good idea either. Who else uses google.jp here? And you don't need to do phrase searching (ie using quotation marks) unless the search results get too general.Anyway I think my reply to the OP was clear and simple enough so I'll not belabour the point.